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Job, 42

1. Then Job answered the LORD and said:

2. I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be hindered.

3. I have dealt with great things that I do not understand; things too wonderful for me, which I cannot know.

5. I had heard of you by word of mouth, but now my eye has seen you.

6. Therefore I disown what I have said, and repent in dust and ashes.

7. And it came to pass after the LORD had spoken these words to Job, that the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "I am angry with you and with your two friends; for you have not spoken rightly concerning me, as has my servant Job.

8. Now, therefore, take seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up a holocaust for yourselves; and let my servant Job pray for you; for his prayer I will accept, not to punish you severely. For you have not spoken rightly concerning me, as has my servant Job."

9. Then Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, went and did as the LORD had commanded them. And the LORD accepted the intercession of Job.

10. Also, the LORD restored the prosperity of Job, after he had prayed for his friends; the LORD even gave to Job twice as much as he had before.

11. Then all his brethren and his sisters came to him, and all his former acquaintances, and they dined with him in his house. They condoled with him and comforted him for all the evil which the LORD had brought upon him; and each one gave him a piece of money and a gold ring.

12. Thus the LORD blessed the latter days of Job more than his earlier ones. For he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.

13. And he had seven sons and three daughters,

14. of whom he called the first Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-happuch.

15. In all the land no other women were as beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance among their brethren.

16. After this, Job lived a hundred and forty years; and he saw his children, his grandchildren, and even his great-grandchildren.

17. Then Job died, old and full of years.

Verses related to Job, 42:

Job 42 concludes the narrative of the book of Job, where Job repents and recognizes God's sovereignty and righteousness. He asks for forgiveness for talking about what he did not understand and intercedes in favor of his friends. God then rebukes Job's friends and instructs them to ask Job for forgiveness for having spoken harm of him.

Proverbs 17:10: "The rebuke penetrates more deeply in the prudent than a hundred whipping at the fool." In this verse, we see that rebuke has more impact on a wise person than punishment in a fool. This principle applies to the situation of Job's friends, who are rebuked by God for talking ill of Him.

James 5:16: "Confess your guilt to each other, and pray for each other, that you will be sore. The prayer made by a righteous can much in its effects." This verse highlights the importance of confession and prayer regarding healing. Job intercedes for his friends, showing that he is willing to forgive them.

Proverbs 16:18: "Superb precedes ruin, and the haughtiness of the Spirit precedes the fall." This verse is applicable to Job, who repents that he has spoken too much and humbles himself before God. He recognizes his smallness and dependence on God.

Matthew 6:14-15: "For if you forgive your offenses to men, your heavenly Father will forgive you to you; But but you do not forgive men to your offenses, nor will you forgive your offenses." This verse emphasizes the importance of forgiveness. Job forgives his friends and intercedes for them, showing his willingness to follow God's principles.

2 Corinthians 5:17: "As soon as one is in Christ, a new creature is; old things have passed; behold, everything has been new." This verse highlights the radical change that can occur in the life of someone who repents and trusts in God. Job experiences this transformation in his life, after going through his afflictions and having a personal encounter with God.





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